On 2/27/07, Doug Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi. I just started investigating Python and was wondering about the origin > of Python's name. > What did van Rossum have in-mind when he named Python?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_van_Rossum About the origin of Python, Van Rossum wrote in 1996: Over six years ago, in December 1989, I was looking for a "hobby" programming project that would keep me occupied during the week around Christmas. My office ... would be closed, but I had a home computer, and not much else on my hands. I decided to write an interpreter for the new scripting language I had been thinking about lately: a descendant of ABC that would appeal to Unix/C hackers. I chose Python as a working title for the project, being in a slightly irreverent mood (and a big fan of Monty Python's Flying Circus). -- - Rikard. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
